No, this isn’t clickbait. Dan Howell and Phil Lester genuinely just confirmed their relationship status. And Phans, it’s official: Dan and Phil have been dating since Day 1!
On October 13, 2025, Dan and Phil took to their collaborative YouTube channel, Dan and Phil (formerly DanAndPhilGAMES), ready to finally reveal the answer to a question they know is “one of the biggest conspiracies in the history of the internet,” as they put it: “Is Phan real?”